Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Tram, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tram and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tram

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Tram:
  • 37.573432, -82.646267
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Tram

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
  • Since Tram is near Pike County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Tram

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tram ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Allen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Allen is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Allen has also been known as:
  • Beaver Creek Junction
  • Beaver Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
• Betsy Layne
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Betsy Layne is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betsy Layne
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Betsy Layne <1>
• Big Shoal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Shoal is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shoal
• Blue Moon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
• Boldman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Boldman is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldman
• Broad Bottom
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Broad Bottom is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Bottom
• Coal Run Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
• Dana
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dana is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
• Emma
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Emma is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
• Harold
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Harold is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
• Martin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Martin is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <1>
• Printer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Printer is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printer
• Stanley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanley is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
• Wonder
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wonder is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder

How Far From Tram to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tram to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tram and extending to:

• Prestonsburg, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tram to Prestonsburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 128 miles [206 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 317 miles [510.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,904 miles [11,110.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,779 miles [7,691.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'